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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence A. Binek, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Evan J. Butcher, Suffield, CT (US);
Sean R. Jackson, Palm City, FL (US);
Assignee:
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/06 (2006.01); F23R 3/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/002 (2013.01); F23R 3/06 (2013.01); F02C 7/25 (2013.01); F23R 2900/00017 (2013.01); F23R 2900/00018 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes an engine casing and a combustor liner enclosed within the engine casing. The engine includes a flow path for cooling the combustor liner with an air stream and located in between the engine casing and the combustor liner. The engine includes an inspection port penetrating the engine casing, the flow path, and the combustor liner and wherein the inspection port is positioned to allow an operator to view sacrificed zones of a sacrificial support structure.